Wind-shield for automobiles.



'E. B. HESS.

wmu sumo FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.12. I916.

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Patented Oct. 30,1917.

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WIND SHIELD FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED 001. 12. 1916.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, EDWARD B. HESS, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Brooklyn, inlthecounty'of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and; useful Improvements, in liVind- Shields forAutomobiles, of which the following is a specification. I i I I Thisinvention relates particularlyto wind shieldsfor automobiles oi'thegeneral kind Show in y S. Patent .No.1,178,31-9; of

April-4,1916, in'which a three-part shield is shown comprising a main;lower section adapted to be fixed in a vertical plane below the line ofvision or to be swung inward for purposes of ventilation, an uppersection mounted to swing outwardto aposi- 7 tion above the directline ofvision or'to be held in a vertical plane above the mainlower' section,and a third or auxiliary section so mounted as to stand at timesvertically parallel with and close to the'main lower'section .or to bemoved upward into the direct line of vision below theuppersection whenthe latter is extendedto serve asa rainguard. 'e

In many automobiles thesteering wheel is iliary section of the kindshown in my former patent when it is directly pivotedzat its upper endtothe wind shield :t'rame or'standstandards which support thethree shieldsec tions, theupper sect-ion being: pivotally con 3 nected at it's'upperend tothe upper portions of the standards and the IIlZllIllOWGFSGCT/lOILwith the middle portions of the standardszii ards.

The primary object of my presentinvention is to prov de means wherebytheauxiliary section maybe convenientlv raised and tions.

,Incarrying outmy inventionl provide being pivotally connected at itsupper end:

The auxiliary section is -carriedby:para llel links of such length andsoshaped?asto-at'x times support the auxiliary section in a planeclose-to'and parallel withthe main lower section and at other times in aplane above the lower. section within the dircotline of vision and belowthe extended upper section.

Specification of Letters. Patent.

ablly theinianner shown.

My improvementsare shown in the ac companying dra-win gs,in which:Figure 1; 1s a VlGW' showing 111" side eleva V P t nteao eaeo, 1917.1

' Applicationfil'ed October 12, 1916'. "serial no; 12531821" tion-a partof the'front portion of an-auto} mobile and in verticalsection myimproved wind shield. ,lnthis figure of the drawings the upper sectionieextended forwardfwhile the auxiliary section is lowered being paral lelwith and close to the main lowersection in a plane below the directlineof vision. 1

Fig. Q'is a view similar toFig. '1 but with the auxiliarysectionpartially?- raised; and

thisiig'ure'of the drawing indicates how the auxiliary SBCtlOII'QlBZLlS-Rth steering wheel" while being raised.

Fig. 3 is a"detail view shOWinga devicewhich maybe employed forpivotallyconnecting the wind shield sections with the standards-and forholding" them in their-ad" justed positions."

' j g. 4a is a detailview showing devices'for pivotally' connecting" theshield sections to the standards and for locking them and also i 1'additional devices" which may be employed for holding? or lockingtheshield sectionswhen adjusted;

Fig. 5- isa detail view showing; in side ele-- vation two of thelinks-employed for sup portingJthe auxiliary section, -the links-beingdisposed in the position theyassume when theauxiliary section islowered.

Fig- 6 is a vi'ew similarto Fig. l' but show" ing the main -lowersection closed, the upper, section extended, and theT auxiliary sectionraised and locatedabove the main lowersec E tion and'below the extendedupperise'ction.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. i 6 bfut show-- ing" how the mainlower'sect om inay be' moved inward 'forpurpo'ses of ventilation.- 1vFig Sisadetail view of the links as they 7 appear: when the I auxiliaryshield sectioni is raised. i

A part ofthehoodor' casing of anautomobileiis indicated at-Alandtherwindshield isilocated inlrear thereof. Standards 13 rise from. theautomobile body or casing on opposite sides-thereof. and. are rigidlyfixed thereto. Thejthreeshield sectionsC, D-and- E.j are? supported by:the standards prefer The upper shieldv section C is tical plane in thedirect line of vision when dicated at '0 by suitable devices which serveas pivots and also serve to lock the shield.

in its adjusted positions. I may also employ devices c forlocking theupper 'shield'section when lowered. The upper shield section'is somounted that it may hang in a verthe auxiliary section is lowered, asinclicated in Fig. 1, and when in this position it may be held firmly inplace by the locking devices before described, or the upper section maybe extended in the manner indicated and held at any desired inclination.

The mainlower shield section Dis pivot-- ally connected at its upper endto the standards B by devices d of the kind shown in Fig. 3, which alsoserve to lock or hold said lower section in any desired position. The

main lower section may be held in a vertical plane below the line ofvision as indicated in Figs. 2 and 6, or it may be swung in- I ward forpurposes of ventilatlon, as shown inFig. 7, and so held bythe devices d.

The auxiliary section E is preferably made of somewhat smallerdimensions than;

the companion lower section D, and it is carried by parallel links F, F,four of such links being preferably employed. The links it will beobserved are bent at their ends f,

ff. The bent ends f of the upper links F are pivotally connected withthe standards B, preferably by the same devices d that pivot thelowersection to the standards. I The section E itwill be observed is arrangedon the inside of the lower section and the ends f of the links F extendinward from the standards. The outer ends of the upper links F o arepivoted to the auxiliary section at ,e

about midway between its lower and upper ends. The bent ends f of thelower links are pivoted to the lower end or lower portion of theauxiliary section at '6, while the inner ends of these lower links arepivotally I, connected with the standards somecdistance below the pivotscl of the upper links. The links are all of substantially the samelength and operate as parallel links and thus serve to hold theauxiliary section in a vertical" position whatever be its adjustment.

is desired to raise the auxiliary sectionthe When the auxiliarysection-is, in its low-1' ermost position (Fig. 1) it isheld by thelinks close to the main lower section and maybe locked by the devicescl. hen it devices cl are loosened and the auxiliary section isdrawn'inward and at the same time it moves upward (Fig. 2) clearing thesteering wheel and always retaining a vertical.

.condition. YVhen the upper; section is ex tended and the auxiliarysection is raised to its full extent (Fig. 6) it may be locked by thedevices of. At. this time-thewind shield co ies, this patent may beobtained for section is raised is closed and the upper section serves asa protection or guard for the auxillary section, preventing rain, snowor dust from driving against it or lodging on it.

It will be observed that while the upper links F'have their bent endspivoted to the standards, the bent ends f of the lower links are pivoted'to'the auxiliary section and thus when said section is raised to itsfull extent (Fig. 6) the bent ends of thelinks in terlock as showninFig. 8, thus serving to prevent the auxiliary section from movingforward to an undue extentp I It will be further observed that the linksare so pivoted tothestandards that'when the auxiliary section is eitherraised or depressedthe links are for thelmost part inclosed between thestandards and the frames of the shield sections'eand are thus for themost part hidden orconcealed.

.A wind shield constructed in accordance with my invention is verysimple, can, be

cheaply manufactured and is capable of varied adjustments to suitvarying conditions.

I claim as. my invention:

1. A windshield comprising shield-sup porting standards, an upper shieldsection pivotedat itsupper end tothe upper ends of the standards, amainlower shield sec tion pivotedto the standards, an auxiliary section, andparallel links pivotally connected with the auxiliary section and pivot.

ally connected with the standards in ap proximately, the same verticalplane as the main lower section. 1

A windshield comprising shield-supportingstandards, an'upper shieldsection pivoted at its upper end to the upper ends of the standards, amain lower shield sec-' tion pivoted to the standards, an auxiliarysection, and upper andlower parallel links porting standards, a lowershield section V mounted therein, an auxiliary section, up-

per parallelolinks havmg bent ends pivotech to'the standards and pivotedto the auxil iary section between its upper and lower ends, and lowerparallel linkshaving bent endspivotally connected with the lower por-'tion of the auxiliary section and pivotally connected withvthestandards, said links being of such length that when the auxiliarythe bent ends of the links interlock,

In; testimony. whereof, I'have hereunto subscribed my name.

five cents ea chib y addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington,D. 0.

EDWARD B. Hess. 7

